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Book Review of Duchess of Fifth Avenue

Duchess of Fifth Avenue
Duchess of Fifth Avenue
Author: Ruth Ryan Langan
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Plucky young Lana Dunleavy left Ireland with her best friend Siobhan in search of a better life -- but New York's harsh streets aren't quite what they expected. Employed as a maid for a wealthy family, Lana hope to earn enough money to find a home for Siobhan and her son, Colin, away from Siobhan's wretched husband. Then tragedy suddenly strikes, and the only chance for Lana to save her precious Colin is to transform herself -- from a maid to a lady ...

Ever resourceful, she engages a charming and self-assured confidence man, Jesse Jordan, to teach her the finer points of high society. But Jesse is hiding a secret of his own -- and he's about to be trapped by his own deception. For as will as he is to help the beautiful Lana with her scheme, he never planned on falling in love ...